00:00Well, if you didn't know any better, you would think this was some type of tropical event, but it has
00:05nothing to do with the tropics and everything to do with the moon and the high tides. This is the
00:11king tides and they are creating a royal mess across parts of Florida all the way up into the southeastern
00:17U.S., including the Carolinas. We're here in West Palm Beach, Florida and Palm Beach County, where the king tides
00:24have been creating havoc for folks trying to get around on these coastal roads, Blackbird Drive,
00:29in particular been a mess for many folks who got caught in the rising floodwaters on Tuesday morning, stalling out
00:37cars and leaving folks stranded as they tried to get to higher ground. Growing up down here, it happens a
00:44couple times a year and this was a pretty bad one and we're just kind of working through it, but
00:49we'd love to see this area encourage stilts, homes on stilts. And this is where the meteorology gets really interesting.
00:57The full moon was Monday, but the moon reached
00:59the moon reached its closest point to Earth's perigee, its closest point to Earth on Wednesday. That extra gravitational pull
01:05combined with persistent onshore winds is helping drive water levels even higher. And our ruler here has been showing the
01:13water anywhere from 13 to 15 inches at the height of high tide this morning. It was as high as
01:18two feet in some of these parts of Flagler Drive. Officials say things will gradually improve as we head towards
01:24the end of the week, but expect to see delays
01:27if they're trying to get in and around the king's highs in South Florida or anywhere along the southeastern U
01:33.S. in the coming days. Reporting in West Palm Beach along Flagler Drive, I'm Leslie Hudson for AccuWeather.
